70: Little loli Ziyan!

The black tower was buried deep underground, with only a portion of its tip and a dark entrance exposed.

Gu Fei's gaze fell on the space above the tower's tip.

He could clearly see that in the space around the tower, the air subtly trembled, and the space felt somewhat distorted and wrinkled.

"It seems this Seal was set up by Senior Mang Qianchi when he left all those years ago!"

Gu Fei murmured in his heart.

Although he knew that Mang Qianchi's cultivation might have reached the Half-Saint Realm now, the Mang Qianchi who laid this Seal back then should have only been an ordinary Dou Zun.

A Seal left by an ordinary Dou Zun, while seemingly indestructible at the time, had weakened considerably with the passage of time.

If this Seal hadn't weakened, in the original work, the Fallen Heart Flame wouldn't have broken out of the tower a few years later.

With Gu Fei's current Peak Dou Zong strength, breaking this Seal would not be difficult.

At this moment, because of Gu Fei's arrival, the surrounding students stood rooted to the spot, their eyes filled with shock, confusion, and bewilderment.

[Inner Academy students experience shock, emotional value +1]

[Inner Academy students experience confusion, emotional value +1]

The shock was due to Gu Fei's excessively youthful face, Grand Elder Su Qian's unusually respectful attitude, and the massive Demonic Beast behind him, the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

The Lion King retracted his wings, looking down from above, his humanized beast eyes observing these so-called "Prodigies" of the Northwest Continent, eliciting gasps of admiration for both the Lion King and Gu Fei.

Many students were also confused; clearly, many students were currently Cultivating in the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, so why had Grand Elder Su Qian brought a stranger here?

Gu Fei remained unmoving, like the wind, and surveyed the whispering Inner Academy students around him.

"Elder Su Qian, you should first evacuate the students Cultivating in the tower, lest they be injured by the heart flame when I make my move later!"

Gu Fei said directly.

Upon hearing this, Su Qian, though unwilling, pursed his lips and complied.

In the original work, Han Feng brought a group of Black-Corner Region powerhouses to seize the Heavenly Flame, and Su Qian and Hu Gan and others tried their best to stop them. Although there was a bloody battle and heavy casualties, they ultimately stopped Han Feng's group.

That was because Han Feng's group didn't even have a true Dou Zong.

They could only rely on the combined efforts of the Golden and Silver Elders to block Elder Su Qian, a Dou Zong, and the gap between the two sides was not large.

However, a Peak Dou Zong like Gu Fei could not be defeated by numbers, and these people from Jia Nan Academy dared not resist!

Knowing that everyone who went up would only be courting death, who would still have the heart to fight to the death?

"All students, quickly leave the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower."

The next moment, within the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, many Inner Academy students who had their eyes tightly closed and were diligently refining their Dou Qi with heart flames in their Cultivation rooms almost simultaneously heard Su Qian's urgent cry.

"What's going on?"

On the sixth floor of the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, a tall, upright young man walked out of his Cultivation room. Although this young man was only twenty-two years old, the resolute look on his face made him appear very mature.

Not far from his Cultivation room, a seemingly elegant young man also had a hint of confusion on his face.

This sixth floor was where the top-ranked students of the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking List Cultivated. These two were Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya, who were both high on the list.

"We'll know if we go out and see!"

Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing walked together, quickly heading towards the outside of the tower.

Upon reaching the ground, Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya's gazes simultaneously fell on Gu Fei.

Gu Fei looked very young, several years younger than both of them.

However, when Su Qian spoke to him, there was an obvious respect in his eyes.

[Lin Xiuya experiences curiosity, emotional value +20]

[Liu Qing experiences curiosity, emotional value +20]

Both of them came from the Central Plains, and whether in terms of talent or strength, they had always been the Prodigies in the eyes of others, the absolute cream of the crop among Inner Academy students.

Lin Xiuya subtly moved closer to the nearby students. When he heard their discussions, his eyes revealed undisguised shock.

"I heard he was brought by the Grand Elder himself to retrieve the Heavenly Flame!"

"How is that possible? How important is that thing to the Inner Academy? This person is so young, why would the Grand Elder agree?"

"Didn't you see the flying Demonic Beast behind him! I was at the entrance just now, and I was lucky enough to see this Senior flying through the air. Judging by the Grand Elder's expression, his strength is probably far superior to the Grand Elder's..."

[Liu Qing experiences surprise, emotional value +10]

[Lin Xiuya experiences shock, emotional value +10]

Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya's pupils contracted slightly.

Gu Fei looked so young, yet he already possessed at least the Dou Zong Realm of cultivation?

The usually arrogant top experts of the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking List all showed expressions of surprise.

"This person absolutely cannot be as young as he appears on the surface. Even a major power in the Central Plains couldn't Cultivate such a Prodigy," one person secretly thought, completely disbelieving that such a Prodigy existed in the world.

Gu Fei's gaze slowly swept over these Inner Academy students, then suddenly stopped on a little girl in white who only reached his waist.

The little girl appeared to be no more than twelve or thirteen years old, with long, light purple hair falling to her waist. Her cheeks were extremely fair and tender, and her delicate, doll-like appearance was very cute.

At this moment, the little girl, who had just emerged from the tower, also swept her pair of dark, limpid eyes towards Gu Fei, her gaze full of curiosity.

[Zi Yan experiences curiosity, emotional value +100]

Through the emotional value prompt, Gu Fei paused his gaze, confirming that this white-clad girl was Zi Yan.

"Elder Su Qian, your Inner Academy has such a young student, and her cultivation is quite good... She isn't human, is she!"

Gu Fei said with a smile, clearly referring to Zi Yan.

[Su Qian experiences surprise, emotional value +30]

Seeing that Gu Fei could discern Zi Yan's Demonic Beast identity at a glance, Su Qian was even more surprised.

"She is indeed not human!"

Su Qian nodded but did not elaborate further.

"I find her aura somewhat familiar, like that of a certain Demonic Beast Family. I just don't know why a member of that Demonic Beast Family would end up in the Northwest Continent."

Gu Fei's lips curved into a smile as he deliberately spoke.

"You mean, you know her background?"

[Su Qian experiences surprise, emotional value +30]

Upon hearing this, Su Qian's eyes were full of surprise, and he couldn't help but press for more information.

"Yes!"

Gu Fei nodded.

"If that's the case, then that's wonderful... This little one has always wanted to grow up and understand her own background!"

Su Qian's face showed a faint smile. He genuinely cared for Zi Yan and hoped that she could understand her background so that she could Cultivate without any distractions from then on.

"Let's talk about these things after I've acquired the Fallen Heart Flame!"

Seeing that all the Inner Academy students had come out of the tower, Gu Fei shook his head, then turned to look at Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin: "You two wait here; I'll be right back!"

Gu Fei asked the two of them to wait in place and cast a Seal around them for protection.